Dawn Mitchell 
National Parliaments and the European Parliament [PDF ebook] 
Background, Role and Legislative Processes for Selected Countries

This book describes the national Parliaments of Australia, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. It traces the establishment of the current national parliamentary systems and locations of these Parliaments. It also discusses the elections of each Parliament’s members, the members’ terms of office, and the legislative process by which bills are introduced and passed into law.